When Rebecca Hopper and Jennifer Liles were medical students at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine several years ago, they would volunteer to work Monday evenings at UK’s free Salvation Army Clinic in Downtown Lexington, conducting examinations and dispensing medicine.
After several years in practice in Henderson, Drs. Hopper and Liles have seen that there’s an alarming proportion of people living here who have no health insurance or are underinsured, meaning they can’t afford their co-pays or deductibles.
For many of them, that means they don’t receive regular medical care that could catch illnesses or conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure before significant damage is done.